About the BookFollowing the grisly murder of three former colleagues, Jacob Blake and his partner, Natasha Romanova Garnier (a French-Canadian with an aristocratic Russian heritage), are coerced out of retirement to identify the perpetrator and prevent any more deaths... only to discover they are next on the hit list. Against their will, they are drawn back onto the global stage of high- stakes private equity funds and its seductive and corruptive atmosphere of multibillionaires, po...

In the second installment of the Blake/Garnier series, Natasha Garnier and Jacob Blake find themselves once again immersed in the powerful and seductive world of the Renaissance Group—a private equity firm with the financial and political influence to shape global events.Natasha embraces her new role as Vice Chairwoman, while Jacob steps into his position as Inspector General overseeing Renaissance’s international operations. Their world is thrown into chaos when a shocking video s...

An “engrossing and entertaining…major work of media history” (The New York Times Book Review) that reveals the unlikely story of one of America’s most celebrated but least understood media empires.Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition...

A surprising, enlightening series of conversations that shed new light on the music and career of “our greatest living composer” (New York Times**)**Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger musicians, choreographers and visual artists. He has explored n...

"The Leath are fighting for their Gods, but Bethany Anne is fighting for freedom.Then, the Leath make a very fatal mistake.On another planet, the Leath dishonor the Etheric Empire's warriors and Bethany Anne unleashes her new avatar and there will be hell to pay.For those that believe Might Makes Right, Bethany Anne is about to explain how that can be so, so wrong.Read the latest Bethany Anne adventure that can make you laugh out loud, shed a tear, and yell ...

"The future just went upside down, when a nascent AI is added against Bethany Anne's wishes.Then, there is David and his issues to take care of, permanently.Bethany Anne has had it with Terrorists.Not encumbered with law, she seeks only justice for those who were killed in France.New members are added to the team as they continue their efforts to reach for the stars.Performed by Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, James Konicek, Tyler Hyrchuk, Terence A...

Europe is erupting in tension and violence.David is only adding to the conflagration by setting a trap, one our team will trip to save those people still alive.There is one thing every enemy of Bethany Anne finds out: they will be ground under her heels.Now, something is heating up between Bethany Anne and Michael, and it isn’t her anger over him leaving her behind.Well, much.Further, the Patriarch is learning there might be someone worth sticking ar...

Both vampires and humans have been targeted, but if there is one thing those who work with Bethany Anne learn, it is that you are NEVER FORSAKEN.This time, Bethany Anne is after Anton, who has something, or someone, Bethany Anne wants back.Can she find out where he is and break in to save the Patriarch if he is still alive?Or is it a trap? Will Anton, with his centuries of experience, have the final laugh at both of their expenses?This time, Bethany Anne is ...

Twice upon a time, Prince Rupert and Princess Julia saved the Forest Kingdom.They have earned the right to live happily ever after.But there's a blue moon on the rise....Hawk and Fisher, famous for their years of keeping the peace in Haven, are really quite happy being legends. They gave up the hero business when they decided they'd grown too old for it. Now they run the Hero Academy, training young hopefuls to be heroes.Legends never die, but it seems they ca...

"The World Needs Protecting - Before they can build in space they have to GET into space.There is a 'false queen' attacking vampires in Asia - Bethany Anne sends her Own to look into that.The moon base needs to be settled, can Team BMW make it happen? Do they have enough people? CAN they get the right people to help?John's cousin is now part of the team, will she make it?There is a group looking to find them and they are using Barb to do it.Performed...

It's hard to find a lesser man than Apropos: a con man, a knave, a scalawag...and those are his finer points. This time, Apropos winds up a stranger in a strange land called "Chinpan," populated by those who speak a different language and live by a code of honor, neither of which Apropos can comprehend. And yet it is here that he begins to examine his life and question whether he can aspire to become more than the hard-bitten cynic he's always been. He may yet be able to find a happy endin...

In this breathless and hilarious followup to Windswept, former labor organiser Padma Mehta's worst nightmare comes true: she gets yanked out of early retirement.After buying her favourite rum distillery and settling down, she thought she'd heard the last of her arch nemesis, Evanrute Saarien. But Saarien, fresh out of prison for his misdeeds in Windswept, has just fabricated a new religion, positioning himself as its holy leader. He's telling his congregation to go on strike, to fi...